Wisconsin earned a C grade, but that was good enough for 9th-best in the nation, according to HALT.

The HALT study lauded the state's "consumer-friendly procedures and effective online outreach," and particularly liked the fact that Wisconsin rules do not prohibit someone who files an ethics complaint against a judge from talking about; many states impose "gag rules" on such complainants.

But HALT faulted Wisconsin's lack of limitations on reimbursements and compensation judges who go on privately-funded trips, calling a major loophole that allow judges to be "wined and dined on the corporate dime"

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